Puthaw Dulaan · 2024
Poly Beat Dulaan sa Ritmo nga Ehersisyo
by Haoye Dong, Kecheng Jin and Xueyan Cai
- A' Design Award nga Puthaw 2024 in Dulaan
- CLIENT: Zhejiang University
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 38,979
- Verification code 94DC366621 · Verify this award
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About Poly Beat Dulaan sa Ritmo nga Ehersisyo
Ang Poly Beat usa ka dulaan sa ritmo nga ehersisyo nga gidisenyo para sa mga bata. Ang mga geometric nga polygon gigamit aron mahimong makita ang ritmo sa musika, nga makatabang sa mga bata nga makasabot sa mga nota ug mga pattern sa ritmo. Ang dulaan hinimo gamit ang injection-moulded plastic. Ang mga bata magsulod sa mga bloke sa nota ngadto sa mga disc ug ibutang ang upat ka disc ngadto sa usa ka column base. Usa ka camera sa taas nagabasa sa mga kolor sa mga bloke, ug ang usa ka buton nagpatugtog sa nagatakdo nga tingog sa ritmo. Ang ikaduha nga buton nagailis sa tingog ngadto sa drums, marimba, piano, o guitar. Ang gawasnon nga pagtigom sa mga bloke nagtugot sa mga bata nga makahimo sa ilang kaugalingong mga ritmo.
About the A' Design Award nga Puthaw
Poly Beat Dulaan sa Ritmo nga Ehersisyo usa ka mananaog sa A' Design Award nga Puthaw, usa ka dungganon nga pag-ila nga gihatag sa maayong mga disenyo nga nakatagbo sa propesyonal ug industriyal nga mga gikinahanglan nga gipaabot gikan sa maayo ang pagkadisenyo nga mga paglalang. Ang mga mananaog sa Puthaw nagpakita og dakong kahanas, taas nga espesyalisasyon, eksperto nga pagsabot, ug mamugnaon nga abilidad sa ilang mga tiglalang. Gilauman nga ang Poly Beat Dulaan sa Ritmo nga Ehersisyo mahimong gipabilhan, gihangaan, ug gihigugma nga paglalang nga praktikal ug bag-o. Kini nga disenyo nga nakadaog og A' Design Award nga Puthaw naghiusa sa labing maayong mga praktis sa industriya ug adunay hanas nga teknikal nga mga kinaiya nga nalambigit sa kahibalo ug talento. Poly Beat Dulaan sa Ritmo nga Ehersisyo gitahod tungod sa pagkamaabtik niini ug gidisenyo aron maghatag og mga pagpaayo sa kalidad sa kinabuhi nga makatabang sa paghimo sa kalibutan nga mas maayong dapit.
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- Unique Properties
- PolyBeat is designed for children, aiming to help them learn music theory through a fun and interactive way. Geometric polygons have a strong correlation with music rhythm, which can visualize the sound of rhythm, help children understand the relationship between music genres and drum rhythm patterns, and figure out the rhythm pattern.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The dimension of the product is 140mm*140mm*280mm, and the dimensions of each disc are 130mm*130mm*18mm
- Tags
- Music Interaction Tool, Multi-sensory, Children, Visualization, Rhythm Learning
- Production Technology
- The product is made of injection-moulded plastic and uses a camera on the top to identify the colour of the blocks that the child is building, so that the corresponding music can be played.
- Design Challenge
- PolyBeat offers children with a new multi-sensory way to learn rhythm and provides an easy-to-use tool for children to create music . However, the musical score also includes pitches and more complex advanced beats. We did not evaluate whether PolyBeat can have a long-term impact on children’s learning and interests. We will conduct a long-term follow-up study to further evaluate the practical effects of PolyBeat in music education. In the future, we could consider how to better integrate PolyBeat into real-world scenarios, such as home and school, to expand the possibilities of multi-player collaboration.
- Research
- Orff Schulwerk teaching method encourages that children should feel and express music with whole heart and improvisation. But understanding the abstract concept of musical notes is still very difficult. We propose PolyBeat, a toy that provides interactive rhythm practice and creation for children. The tool visualizes the abstract notes in a multi-sensory way to develop children’s musicality with a more interesting, gamified learning procedure. We designed 8 types of tangible blocks which can be stacked like a rainbow tower to represent basic notes, distinguished with different colors and block sizes. Children can play in two modes: a) learning mode and b) creation mode. We conducted a user study to evaluate children’s rhythmic control. The results show that PolyBeat significantly stimulated children’s interest in playing music, thus improving the efficiency of children’s rhythmic education and creativity in music.
- Inspiration
- For preschool children, they can try simple clapping and tapping exercises based on music. However, the current music education system requires learners to repeat the exercises many times, which is boring and tedious for them. Building blocks are always a favourite type of toy for children, so we wanted children to be able to learn and create music through the use of building blocks.
- Project Duration
- The project started in April 2023 in Zhejiang, China and finished in August 2023 in Zhejiang, China
- Operation Flow
- Children can assemble the blocks freely to create their own rhythms. The child inserts each music note block into the disc, and then puts the disc into the column base. After 4 discs are put into the column base, the child can press the "Play Music" button to play the corresponding rhythmic sound. When the child presses the "Switch Instrument" button, the rhythmic sound can be switched to different instruments, including drums, marimba, piano, guitar, and so on.
- Image Credits
- Haoye Dong
Kecheng Jin
